Portable oil-bath for wheels



H. O. HAND-LEN.

PORTABLE OIL BATH FOR'WHEELS.

(No Model.)

No. 397,643. Patented P913 12, 1889.

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HENRY C. HANDLEN, OF TIIORNTOWN, INDIANA.

PORTABLE OIL-BATH FOR WHEELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,643, dated February12, 1889.

Application filed July 19, 1888- Serial No. 280,356- (No model.)

' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved oilbath for saturating the rims ofwagon-wheels.

The object of my improvement is to provide a portable bath forsaturating the rims of wheels with oil to prevent shrinkage, in whichthe oil may be heated, and maybe conveniently applied to the wheelwithout removing the wheel from its axle, all as hereinafter fullydescribed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 represents a front side elevation showing the bath in positionfor use. Fig. 2 represents a rear side elevation showing the position ofthe bath preparatory to immersing the wheel therein. Fig. 3 represents acentral longitudinal section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: represents a transversesection at a, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a plan having, the oil-trough removed.Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of the folding support for the bath.

A is the furnace for heating the oil. Said furnace consists of arectangularbox of sheet meta-l having openings 1) b 011 one side nearthe bottom and having at each end, near the top, trough-like projectionsO O, which form, with the bottom of the oiltrough, iiues for the escapeof the products of combustion.

D is a perforated plate, forming a removable grate, which is supportedwithin box A, above the openings 1).

E is a segmentally-shaped trough arranged to cover the top of thefurnace, except a narrow space near the front, which is covered by alid, F.

Trough E is provided at each end with bails 7 y and is held. in place011 the furnace by a lug, G, which projects from the top of the furnaceand enters a loop, H, on the back side of the trough.

I and J are wire bails, which are secured to the sides of the furnace,and may be brought together over the top of the trough to serve as ahandle for carrying the apparatus, as

and detachably connected to a folding sup- 7 port, which consists of aflat table, L, of sheetmetal, having at each end a pair of folding legs,m m and n n. Said legs are hinged at the top to the bottom of thefurnace, and at the bottom are hinged to the bed-plate l.

Legs n are provided with an arm, 0, which rests on the top surface ofthe bed-plate when the legs are in an upright position and forms a stopto prevent the legs from passing the perpendicular when raised. Table Lis held in position when raised by a pawl, p,which is hinged to one endof the table and engages a ratchet-plate, Q, which is secured to the topof the bed-plate.

For the purpose of detachably securing the furnace to the table, theends of the table are turned upward and inward to form grooves s s, andthe bottom of the furnace is extended at the ends, as at t t, to formflanges which slide into said grooves from one side.

The operation of my device is as follows: The parts being in theposition shown in Fig. 2, trough E is partly filled with linseed or likeoil, and a fire is kindled in the furnace under the trough. The productsof combustion being conducted out at each end by the fines C O, the oilis quickly heated with a little fuel. The wagon-axle on which the wheelto be treated is mounted is now raised so that the rim of the wheel willclear the top edge of the trough, and the whole a )paratus is then slidbeneath the wheel, the bed-plate resting on the ground. The operator nowraises the folding table, preferably by pulling on bail J,

thus bringing the trough up around the lower side of the wheelrin1 andimmersing it in the oil, the table being locked in position. by the arm0 and pawl 1'). The wheel is now turned slowly on its axle until allparts of the rim have been treated.

I claim as my invention 1. In an oil-bath for wheels, the combination,with the oil-trough and the furnace supporting said trough and havingextensions t t,

of the table having grooves s s, the bed-plate, and two pairs of legsconnecting said table and bed-plate, said legs being hinged at one endto the table and at the other end to the bed-plate, whereby theoil-trough may be placed beneath a Wheel and then raised into engagementtherewith, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In an oil-bath for wheels, the bed-plate, the table having foldinglegs hinged to the bed-plate and provided with an arm which engages thebed-plate when the legs are perpendicular thereto, the pawl hinged tothe table and arranged to engage the bed-plate the furnace mounted onsaid table and having the fines O C, and the segmental trough adapted toreceive oil and the rim of a wheel and mounted on the furnace, allarrangedto co-operate substantially as specified.

HENRY G. HANDLEN.

- Witnesses:

II. P. H001), J. J. MOORE.

